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BEJING, Sep 24 The situation in Beijing on Saturday is calm, residents of the Chinese capital are walking in parks and shopping, there is no strengthening of security measures, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Earlier, unconfirmed reports appeared on the Internet about a possible coup in China and the transfer of power to the military. 
Chinese Foreign Ministry: Peace settlement is incompatible with Taiwan independence Residents of the Chinese capital are actively preparing for the «Golden Week» — a long seven-day holiday on the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the PRC, which will be celebrated on October 1. The traditional flower arrangement «Basket of Flowers and Fruits» has already been installed on the main square of the country, Tiananmen, which annually attracts many tourists from all over the country. Large-scale festive events, including a parade, are not planned, on September 30, an annual solemn ceremony of commemoration of the fallen heroes of the national and revolutionary struggle of China will be held on Tiananmen Square, traditionally the entire leadership of the country and the Communist Party of China participate in it. As a RIA Novosti correspondent was convinced, it is possible to leave Beijing and enter the city without any problems. Airplane and train tickets in any direction can be purchased as usual, the only thing is that before the holidays they become more expensive and quickly sold out, as Chinese people travel actively during the entire holiday period. TV channels, news agencies, newspaper websites are operating normally, no interruptions in the work of social networks are recorded. Also, there were reports on the Internet that 6,000 flights were canceled at the Beijing airport, but on Saturday at the Beijing airport, according to the application Feichangzhong noted only 491 flights, 332 flights were operated, 430 flights were canceled at Daxing Airport, 278 flights were completed. Flight cancellations and delays in China happen regularly for various reasons, including weather factors and the epidemiological situation. There have been no reports from air harbors or train stations of massive flight or train cancellations.